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					Are the PortScanMeNow results saved?
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The results of your PortScanMeNow are not saved. However, the action of a scan being performed against your machine, along with the date and time, are recorded to syslog.
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					Can I abort the scan?
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No. Once the scan starts, it will run until completion. If you close your web browser, the scan will continue to run against your machine, however the results will be lost.
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					Can I input additional machines to scan?
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No. PortScanMeNow is intended to scan only the computer you are accessing the PortScanMeNow web page from.
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					Can I use portscan-me-now over HTTPS from the command line?
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Yes, there are a couple ways.
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First, you can use wget and give it the no-check-cert argument
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wget --no-check-certificate http://my.host.com/portscan-me-now/portscanmenow.php
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You can also use the openssl command
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openssl s_client -connect my.host.com:443 -state -debug<br>
GET /portscan-me-now/portscanmenow.php?SCANTYPE=F
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					Can PortScanMeNow scan through my firewall
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If your firewall blocks all inbound traffic, PortScanMeNow will not be able to detect open ports on your system. The good news is that others on the Internet probably will not be able to access your computer either. Because personal firewalls can accidentally be disabled, it is recommended to temporarily permit traffic from the PortScanMeNow server, perform the PortScanMeNow, then remove the firewall filters you previously added.
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					How do I use the aggressive scan option with wget?
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Simple. You can do one of two things
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<li>Surf to the portscanmenow page
<li>Type in a port range
<li>Right click and copy the link to the left for the type of scan you want to run. The port range is automatically added 
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or
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<li>Append the words &SCANTYPE=A to the end of the portscanmenow link for agressive scans
<li>Append the words &SCANTYPE=NA to the end of the portscanmenow link for non-aggressive scans 
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					How do I use the port address range with wget?
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Simple. You can do one of two things
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<li>Surf to the portscanmenow page
<li>Type in a port range
<li>Right click and copy the link to the left for the type of scan you want to run. The port range is automatically added
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<li>Append the words &PORT=1-65535 to the end of the portscanmenow link. Obviously change the port range to be what you want
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					How long will the scan take?
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A PortScanMeNow scan usually takes only a minute to complete. However, depending on the security that is implemented on the client, the scan could take much longer (for instance if a client side firewall is used).
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					I have a system that does not have a web browser (network device, web camera, turnkey system, etc). Can I still use PortScanMeNow?
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If your system does not have a web browser available, but has the ability to Telnet FROM the system, you can execute the following to access PortScanMeNow over a raw Telnet connection (note that the output will be in HTML so you will need to preserve the output into a text file for offline viewing of the results)
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To Perform a Port Scan:
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telnet servername 80<br>
GET /portscan-me-now/portscanmenow.php HTTP/1.0<br>
'press enter'<br>
'press enter'<br>
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In addition, if you have wget on your system, you can issue one of the command below which will save the output in a file named scan.html
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wget Port Scan:
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wget -O scan.html http://servername/portscan-me-now/portscanmenow.php
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					I have waited for a long time and still have no results display. What should I do?
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First, you should check the progress bar for your browser (this is usually a bar or spinning disk which displays when a web page is loading). If this progress bar is still active, the scan is still running. If this bar is absent and the test counter is 'stuck' at a number for a very long time, you can try to refresh the web page to restart the scan or you can contact the portscan-me-now administrator with the IP address you are scanning from along with the date and time and we will check for errors.
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					What browsers are supported?
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PortScanMeNow has been tested with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Mozilla and elinks.
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					What happens if I press the Stop button or refresh the page?
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If you press the STOP button on your browser or refresh the web page, your current scan will continue to run in the background but the results will not be displayed. If you refresh the web page, PortScanMeNow will start a new scan against your system while the previous scan continues to run. It is suggested to wait until the PortScanMeNow results are displayed before you navigate form the PortScanMeNow web page.
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					What is PortScanMeNow?
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PortScanMeNow is a web process in which you can easily perform a Nmap portscan against your computer to determine a list of ports that your computer is listening on and what service is listening. PortScanMeNow can only be run against the computer you are accessing the PortScanMeNow web page from.
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					When I print the results, I get a weird output that looks like many items printed on top of itself. What is this?
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This is an artifact of the CSS used to display the progress counter. We do not utilize any client side scripting to ensure portability across different platforms (including Telnet access). This artifact should not affect the printing of the actual test results, but if you experience difficulties, it is recommended to cut-and-paste the results table into another application first.
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